Car-coupling



(No Model.)

N. SOLO/ER.

GAB. COUPLING. No. 344,290. Patented June 22, 1886.

ITJVESSES UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFrcE.

NEIVTON SOLGER, OF BROOKVILLE, ILLINOIS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 344,290, dated June 22,1886.

Application filed March 27, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NEWTON SoLoER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brookville, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Illlprovements in Oar-Couplings;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view of the coupling. Fig. 2 is asection. Fig. 3 is a top view.

This invention has relation to means for coupling cars; and it consistsin the construction and novel arrangement of devices, all as hereinafterset forth, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the draw-heads,each of which is provided with a bell mouth and cavity, B, in its frontportion, to receive an ordinary coupling-link. Perforations O are alsoprovided for the ordinary coupling-pin, D. At the front of the draw-headis formed a. rise, E, having a beveled face, F, and a rear shoulder, H,the latter being in front of the pin-bearing C, and serving to protectthe pin.

In rear of the front portion the draw-head is provided on top with astud or post, K, forked to receive the end of the shank L of thedart-shaped couplingtongue Z,- said shank being pivoted in the fork byits shaft V, which extends laterally, and is provided on its end withthe handle N, whereby the couplingtongue can be raised without enteringbetween the cars.

Renewed April 22, 1886.

Serial No. 199,873. (No model.)

proach each other and the coupling tongues strike, there is considerableconcussion, and the effect is borne by the beveled face F to a greatextent, relieving the pivot-bearing of the shank in rear.

This is a self-coupling device adapted to cars of different heights. Itcan be used with the link and coupling-pins, as hereinbefore stated, andcan be operated in connection with the common link -and-pin couplingsnow in uze.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. The draw-head having in front the beveled rise E, and in rear theforked bearing K, the dart-shaped coupling-tongue pivoted in saidbearing and resting by its lower barb on the bevel-face of the rise, andthe shaft V, having a lateral handle, substantially as specified.

2. The bell-mouth draw-head having linkand-pin bearings, a beveled risein front of the pin-bearing and a forked bearing in rear, the dartshapedcoupling-tongue inclined downward and forward and resting on thebevelface of said rise, and the shaft whereby said tongue is pivoted tosaid hearing, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NEIVTON SOLCER.

\Vitnesses:

J AMES B. SHIRK, HYAT'I H. PORTER.

